Velocipede



N. S. ERKINS.' V pede Pa'fented Jan. 6, 1880,.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE,

VELOCIPEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,241, dated January 6, 1880.

Application filed November (i, 1879.

To all whom t may concern Be it kuownthat I, NAI-TUM S. C. PERKINS, of Norwalk, in the county of Huron and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful ImprovementsinVelocipedes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ot' this specitication.

My invention relates to an improvement in velocipedes, the object being to construct a velocipede adapted to be used either by boys or girls, and of light and durable construction, and ot' small cost'iu i'nanut'acture; and to this end my invention consists in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will hereinafter be described, and pointed out iu the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view, in perspective, of a velocipede constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detached view of the 2 5 Jointed connection between the seat-frame and guide-wheel standard. Fin'. 3 is a detached view oi' one of the journal-boxes.

A represents the frame of the velocipede, having a seat, B, secured to its rear end. Seat B may be ot any desired shape or coniignration, and suitably upholstered, if dcsired, or it may be Jformed of open-work castiron. The forward portion of frame A consists of the two diverging and downwardlycurved arms C O', having axle-boxes D D secured to their lower ends by straps a a, or by any other suitable means.

E is a double-crank axle, the cranks I) b serving as foot-supports in propelling the v elocipede. The journals ot axle E are supported in axle-boxes D D', which latter are each made of upper and lower sections, O2 O3. The lower section of each box is provided with an oil-receptacle, within which is placed hair, cotton, or other tibrous material for supplying oil, which is poured into the box to the axle by capillary attraction, and thus serves to keep the axlesthoroughly lubricated for a great length of time without rendering it necessary to keep continually lubricating the same.

F F are shields formed with lateral iiange G, which projects over the treads of the wheels,

and thus prevents mud or dust from being thrown onto the dress ot the rider, and, further, prevent-s the dress from becoming caught or entangled in the wheels. The shields F F are each provided with a flange, H, which are secured to the surface or" the curved arms G C', v

or the iiange may be dispensed with and the shield secured to the side of the arm. The rear portion of the frame A is provided with au anglebracket, I, the pla-te e of which islet into the upper surface of the frame A and iiush therewith, while the end plate, j', tits against the rear end ofthe frame.

Upon the end plate, f, is formed au elongated socket, K, which is received within the lugs g g of the plate L, the latter being iirmly secured to the upper portion oi the guidewheel standard M, and a bolt, N, passing through the lugs g g and socket K, serves to connect said parts and constitute a pivotal connection, to enable the standard M to be readily turned when desired.

O is the guide-wheel journaled between the arms 0 0 oi' the standard M, said wheel being made in any preferable manner and oi' any suitable material.

P P are guiding and supporting arms, being preferably provided with handles p p on their outer ends. rlhcse arms extend forward on each side oi' the seat at a suiiicieut height to be within easy reach ot' the rider, and serve as supports while power is being exerted by the feet and legs propelling the vehicle. The arms I? P extend downwardly at q q', and then inwardly, and are rigidly secured to a pivotcd plate, Q, the latter being pivotcd to the plate c beneath the rear portion of the seat. Pivotal guide-plate Q is provided with a rear wardly-proj ectin g arm, R, havin g a notch, r, formed in its rear end, which engages with a pin or stud, s, connected with the plate or bracket connected with the guide-wheel standard. It will thus be observed that by imparting a slight movement to the guiding-arms the guide-wheel standard may be readily and quickly moved in either direction by the rider, as the required amount of leverage is secured by the construction and relative arrangement of parts described.

The several parts are all of simple and dur- IOO able construction, and not liable to become injured or displaced, and, further than this, they occupy but little space, and do not interfere in the slightest with the movements of the rider. Many slight changes in the construction of the parts and their relative arrangement may be devised without departing from the spirit of my invention, and hence I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described; but Having` fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

' l. In a velocipede, the combination, with the two arms A A and double-crank axle, of axle-boxes composed of two sections, the lower section of each box being provided with an oil-chamber, and fibrous material placed in said oil or lubricating` chamber, substantially as set forth.

2. In a velo'cipede, the combination, with the guiding-Wheel 4standard pivoted to the main frame, and provided with a pin or lug, s, of guiding-arms connected With a pivoted plate, the latter provided with a notch, yr, substantially as set forth.

3. In a velocipe'de, the combination, with the main frame and guiding-Wheel standard pivoted thereto, of guiding-arms extending,` forward of the seat, and connected at their rear ends to arpivotal plate located beneathf the seat, and an arm attached at one end to said pivotal plate, the outer end of said arm engaging` with a pin or studon the guidingwheel standard, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 31st day of October, 1879.

NAHUM S. C. PERKINS. Witnesses:

WM. K. LAWToN, J oNAs R. PERKINS. 

